Landmark Books (Ages 10+)

The California Gold Rush

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On January 24, 1848, James Marshall discovered a small nugget of gold in astream near Sutter's Mill, California. Though he tried to keep it a secret, word spread through the country like wildfire. Before the year was out, thegreat American Gold Rush had begun. Here's a true-life story that re-creates atime when people from all walks of life dropped what they were doing and headedwest with picks and shovels in the hope of finding riches--and added abrand-new chapter to our country's history.